Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has exposed how ex-president Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid was frustrated by certain Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains.
Wike made the revelation in a media chat in Port-Harcourt on Friday, September 23, 2022.
He was speaking on the internal crisis rocking the party over the refusal of National Chairman, Sen Iyorchia Ayu to resign, following the emergence of Atiku, a Northerner as Presidential candidate.
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According to Wike, presidential flagbearer of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Presidential aspirant, Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal and others worked against the re-election of Jonathan in 2015, citing the party’s constitution on zoning.
“There shall be zoning of party and elective offices. It is clear. Not ambiguous. But people will always try to manipulate the system to suit them.
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“They slant stories in such a way as to deceive the public. The founding fathers know the complexity of this country. They did it in a such a way as not to have problems,” Wike said.
He continued, “People should not forget history. In 2013 and 2014, there was an issue of the presidential candidate. Jonathan emerged. Atiku and others walked out of the convention. Tambuwal and former Senate President all walked out.
“Jonathan did everything to talk to them. But they rebuffed him as a sitting President. The President travelled to London to see Atiku, but he rebuffed him. Former Governor Babangida Aliyu admitted that they all agreed to work against Jonathan,” he said.